Oil on the Beach

Sigrid Simonds

38 x 24.5 inches

2018

ARTIST STATEMENT

While vacationing on California’s central coast and walking on the beach in early mornings, the patterns left on the sand by the ebbing water caught my eye. The patterns were dark lines. After a little research I discovered the dark lines are tar ground fine from natural oil leaks or manmade oil spills. This piece is my abstract version of these lines. These are the colors of the sand and oil and the red is my interpretation of warning, the oil should not be there.

MATERIALS

Cotton, embroidery floss, dye, wool batting, cotton thread

GUIDE BY CELL NUMBER

To hear the artist speak about the artwork, call (703) 520-6404 and enter 2205 followed by the # sign.